Organizational Innovation Analysis

In order to make effective change within an organization, an analysis of the current organizational state is essential. In this assignment, you will be analyzing the current innovative status within your own organization or an organization of your choice. This organization will also be used in several subsequent assignments. In your 500  word organizational analysis paper, address the following questions:

1. What are your organization’s competitors’ current trends of innovation?
2. How does your organization’s innovativeness compare to its competitors’?
3. Within your organization, which stakeholders are responsible for supporting innovation? In what capacity?
4. Examining your organization’s structure, systems, and people, how adaptable is the organization for implementing innovative principles and practices?

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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Course Code	Class Code	Assignment Title	Total Points
LDR-640	LDR-640-O500	Organizational Innovation Analysis	95.0
Criteria	Percentage	Unsatisfactory (0.00%)	Less than Satisfactory (74.00%)	Satisfactory (79.00%)	Good (87.00%)	Excellent (100.00%)	Comments	Points Earned
Content	70.0%
Competitor Trends		10.0%	Current innovation trends of the competitor are not included.	Current innovation trends of the competitor are minimally included, but lack detail and description.	Current innovation trends of the competitor are minimally included and described.	Current innovation trends of the competitor are included and described in detail.	Current innovation trends of the competitor are included and described in exemplary detail.
Trend Comparison	1 Save Time On Research and Writing Hire a Pro to Write You a 100% Plagiarism-Free Paper. Get My Paper			5.0%	A trend comparison of an organization and its competitors is not included.	A trend comparison of an organization and its competitors is included, but lacks clarity and detail.	A trend comparison of an organization and its competitors is minimally included and described.	A trend comparison of an organization and its competitors is included and described in detail.	A trend comparison of an organization and its competitors is included and described in exemplary detail.
Stakeholder Analysis		20.0%	Stakeholders responsible for innovative support are not identified or defined.	Stakeholders responsible for innovative support are identified or defined.	Stakeholders responsible for innovative support are minimally identified and defined.	Stakeholders responsible for innovative support are appropriately identified and defined.	Stakeholders responsible for innovative support are identified and defined with exceptional detail.
Organizational Structure Analysis	25.0%	An organizational analysis of the structure, systems, and people is not included.	An organizational analysis of the structure, systems, or people is included, but lacks a description of innovative adaptability.	An organizational analysis of the structure, systems, and people is included with a brief description of innovative adaptability.	An organizational analysis of the structure, systems, and people is included with an appropriate description of innovative adaptability.	An organizational analysis of the structure, systems, and people is included with an exemplary description of innovative adaptability.
Organization and Effectiveness
Thesis Development and Purpose	7.0%	Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.	Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not clear.	Thesis is apparent and appropriate to purpose.	Thesis is clear and forecasts the development of the paper. Thesis is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose.	Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.
Argument Logic and Construction	8.0%	Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources.	Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility.	Argument is orderly, but may have a few inconsistencies. The argument presents minimal justification of claims. Argument logically, but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources used are credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the thesis.	Argument shows logical progressions. Techniques of argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of claims from introduction to conclusion. Most sources are authoritative.	Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative.
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)	Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used.	Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied.	Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed.	Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech.	Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.
Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment)	Template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly.	Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of control with formatting is apparent.	Appropriate template is used. Formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present.	Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style.	All format elements are correct.
Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)	Sources are not documented.	Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors.	Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present.	Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct.	Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.
Total Weightage	100%